Sonicare Elite e9500

I have this as a replacement of the recalled 7500 series. Disappointing! The replacement set last no more than 1yr and its damaged again!?! Lousy. Same thing as what the 7500. It simply doesnt charge and… when I bring my 7500 to philips center, nothing is wrong with my charger. Its the handle/main part thats having the problem. Replacement and yet, less than 2yrs damaged again. As its a replacement, I cannot get it replaced even though its less than 1yr before it decided to say byebye. Pro -Brush stand to air the brush and handle. -Small convenient charger -Battery indicator Cons -Battery is not lasting!!! Different type of battery compared to Flexcare series. -Brushing is more rough/strong than Flexcare -The end of the handle turned black because of mould issues. My country is humid. The material is a good breeding ground for mould pores. -Same problem with Sonicare products, most toothpastes will cause the white residue on the brush heads and the metal piece where u slot the brushhead into the handle. Almost impossible to be removed. -The toothbrush or brush head of this and that of 7500 series is far more difficult to be maintained. plus when u removed the brushead, the handle will be like a cup collecting dirts etc. after few mths of usage, it tend to turn black or mouldy and its tough to clean those off even with magic sponge. THe brush head has to be cleaned every wk (kind of according to instructions). You have to push this particular part down and then clean the 'inside' of the area thats attached to the brush head. Its gross because of the toothpaste residue ... and maybe the saliva etc stuck inside. -The price of this isnt much different from that of Flexcare. So instead of buying this, pls go n buy Flexcare instead. I have bought the latest Flexcare series under Sonicare and I will strongly advise people to buy that, if u are going to choose this. This isnt cheap and the battery isnt as good as the latest model. Plus, function wise, its much stronger than the latest series. I do not believe that strong brushing = good brushing. Strong brushing can lead to residing gums too. Thats what happened when I brush too hard last time. So yea, pls check out the Flexcare series first.

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I have been a long-time Sonicare user of 13 years. I own both the Philips Sonicare Elite e9500 and the Sonicare Advance 4100 Sonic Power Toothbrush. The Sonicare Advance 4100 finally conked out on me after… 13 years (I suspect that its Nickel Cadmium battery has finally used up its recharge cycles since Nickel Cadmium batteries have a finite number of recharge cycles (about 1000)). I have had my Sonicare Elite for 2 years and I couldn't be more happy with it! History 101 ----------- Philips acquired the Seattle-based company Optiva Corp. (the original maker of Sonicare) in 2000. When Optiva first introduced the Philips Sonicare Advance circa 1992, it was unlike any electric toothbrushes on the market. Sonicare Advance used a piezoelectric multimorph transducer, which was a patented technology developed by Optiva Corp. The technology allows the Sonicare Advance to produce a dizzying 31,000 brush strokes per minute (BSPM)! No other brand of electric toothbrush has been able to rival its performance before or since (sorry, Oral B Triumph and Crest Spinbrush). Does It Work? ------------- YES! 31,000 BSPM is, patently, many many more brush strokes per minute than what any mere human is capable of producing with a manual toothbrush. Whenever I run my tongue across the surfaces of my teeth after every brushing, it feels like I've just had my teeth professionally cleaned by a dentist - no more gritty tooth surfaces resulting from the buildup of plaque and/or tartar! Replacing The Brush Head ------------------------ Replace your brush head every 3-6 months with the E-Series (Elite series) Brush Head Replacment. I can't stress this enough: Change That Brush Head, Change That Brush Head, Change That Brush Head! Sonicare performs only as well as the brush head allows it to! Don't try to stint on brush head replacements. Philips recommends replacing the brush head every 6 months. I find that the brush head starts to show signs of wear after only 3 months - the performance of Sonicare starts to degrade and the cleaning action of the Sonicare becomes noticeably less effective. I'd say change the brush head every 3-6 months. Sure, the price for brush heads is steep - so the question is: How much is oral hygiene worth to you? More important, how much is your general health and wellbeing worth to you? Oral bacteria and gum disease has been conclusively linked with a whole host of health problems including heart disease, pancreatic cancer and other bodily ills - Sound far-fetched? Don't believe me? Google it! Newer Model ----------- The Sonicare FlexCare is the latest incarnation of Sonicare's Power Toothbrush. If, however, you already own the Philips Sonicare Elite, you'll be happy to know that the Sonicare Elite works just as well as the Sonicare FlexCare. The differences are (i) The Sonicare FlexCare comes with a UV sanitizer for sanitizing the brush head. (ii) The diameter of the brush handle of the Sonicare FlexCare is smaller and provides a more confortable grip, especially if you have smaller hands. The Verdict ----------- You really have to try the Sonicare Elite Power Toothbrush to see for yourself what a FANTASTIC job it does of cleaning your teeth!

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My daughter and I had been using a Sonicare toothbrush for over four years and loved it. It was an older model that was clunky and difficult to keep clean but that was the best they had at that time. The… batteries died last December. I was shocked and dismayed at the prices of the Sonicare toothbrushes! I wanted to purchase TWO individual toothbrushes that had their own battery charger. We most definitely did not want to share the base of the toothbrush with anyone. I immediately went on Amazon and found that the toothbrushes cost a lot. I placed the model I was interested in on my cart list so I could keep track of any sales or promotions....thankfully, in December Amazon had an AWESOME sale! I was able to purchase TWO individual toothbrushes for far less than the price of one because of a great sale and a rebate. It was the BEST deal EVER! I am extremely happy with this model as it is a dream to keep clean and it has replacable batteries. w00t!!! I am very happy. :)

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